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through the
Scale Quantizer
. The quantizer will search for the nearest
active semitone in the SCALE and snap the pitch to that semitone.
You can save 8 user-definable scales that can be set to any number of
semitones. See more in the Scale section.
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After the SCALE, the
TRANSPOSE
CV is added. It is calibrated
to correspond to V/Oct and is quantized to semitones. It can transpose
your music by any number of semitones.
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The
automatic
tuning is superior to all the processes above.
Press SCALE+MIDI to tune (>2s for full tuning).
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The
FINE-TUNE
fader is the final piece in the chain. Keep it all the
way to the right for most cases. You can swipe the whole octave down with
the fader and therefore use it as a performative pitch-bending control.
SCALE QUANTIZER
The Scale Quantizer is the tonal brain of the Softpop. The selected scale
defines which notes are available to be played back by the sequencer. In each
bank, there are 8 user-definable scales that can also be chain-sequenced.
As shown earlier, the PITCH fader, the PITCH MOD fader, and the sequencer
melody are added together before entering the Scale Quantizer.
SCALE+GATE=select a scale
SCALE+GATES=chain scales
SCALE+ / =select a semitone
SCALE+TEMPO=semitone on/off (indicated by PLAY LED and GATE 1)
SCALE+TEMPO+ / =transpose whole scale by one semitone
SCALE+MIDI=copy MIDI defined scale to currently edited scale
SCALE+GATE
To select a scale, hold the SCALE button and press one of the eight GATE
buttons (and release the SCALE button). A scale is defined by active and
non-active semitones. The scale repeats in every octave.
The default scales are:
1
Unquantized (no semitone is active)
2
Chromatic (all semitones active)
3
A minor triad (A, C, E)
4
G major triad (G, H, D)
5
F major triad (F, A, C)
6
E minor triad (E, G, B)
7
D minor triad (D, F, A)
8
C major triad (C, E, G)
OSCILLATOR SECTION
